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| From | ronald and karen sanchez <eldeluxe@mcn.net> |
| Subject | Re: Nuggets from the Golden State |
| Date | Mon, 03 Mar 2003 19:18:38 -0800 |
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ronald and karen sanchez wrote:
>
>
> Joe Field wrote:
>
>> bob_hutton@standardlife.com wrote:
>>
>> > I was listening to a 60's comp at the weekend called "Nuggets from
>> the
>> > Golden State - The Autumn Sound" (American garage/psych bands on
>> Big Beat
>> > label in the UK). There's a great song on it called "Just Me" by
>> a band
>> > called The Us (or is it The U.S. ??).
>>
>> I've thought about picking up the Golden State Nuggets comps--- is
>> there
>> enough good stuff on "The Autumn Sound" to make it worth a purchase?
>> Reviews
>> from anyone here?
>>
>
>
> I've got three of the four discs in this series. Besides Peculiar Hole
> In The Sky there is Of Hopes & Dreams & Tombstones which is Beat
> Groups; and Hot Generation which is fantastic punks stuff. Highlight
> is the Black Diamonds tracks. When I was in Australia last year Jim
> Dickson showed me his collection, then took me around to see what I
> could turn up in the shops. I found a few 45s that are on these comps.
> Not too expensive either. There was talk of Black Diamonds 45s going
> for $1200A though!. These are essential, especially if you're like me
> and didn't have any previous Oz comps.
>
> The Nuggets From The Golden State are also highly recommended. I have
> a load of them. Being a bay area native, some of those bands I saw, or
> knew of, but never saw records by them. The two Autumn Records comps:
> Someone To Love and Dance With Me are a good start. The Hush Records
> and Scorpio Records also killer. he Golden State Recorders volumes
> again are near perfect. I have two of the three volumes: Crystalize
> Your Mind and Good Things Are Happening.
>
> Who needs new garage bands when there is all this great stuff around
>
> RS
>
>>
>> A couple of weeks ago, I bought "A Peculiar Hole In The Sky", a Big
>> Beat
>> compilation of Australian psych-pop---and it's a great companion to
>> the
>> Nuggets' box sets. I'm especially loving the two tracks from the
>> 1863
>> Establishment, "Gained For A Fall" and "Picture of a Girl"--- but
>> there are
>> probably a dozen or more out of the 23 tracks that really do it for
>> me. I
>> believe that "Peculiar Hole..." was released in Oct '02, and I'm a
>> bit
>> surprised there wasn't more talk of it here.
>>
>> Joe Field
>> Flying Colors Comics & Other Cool Stuff
>> Concord CA
>> http://FlyingColorsComics.com
>> "We'e Got Your Cool Stuff Right Here!"™
>
>
> -- Ronald Sanchez
> Director Of A&R
> Career Records
> www.CareerRecords.com
>
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>
>
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